Well that is a shot out of the blue.

My gut reaction is to go with your leanings, but then I read Chip's comments, and now I am torn. I am torn because yes, he does indeed get people's hackles up, and yet at times he has some alternative views that are, well interesting I guess. Not sure that is really the word though.

On the whole 'ban' issue however, not using Sean as the example, but that any person who has crossed the line and been banned, does bring up the validity of banning if a short time later the ban is lifted. I mean 'banishment' is supposed to protect the community from those who fail to honor the rules of the community.

I don't mind disagreements on what those rules are, I do object to when they are flagrantly abused, and nothing is done about it. Or if something is done, it ceases to become a permanent solution.

There has to be consequences for one's actions. Whether it is Sean or myself even, I believe that when we cross the line, repeatedly, and no action is taken or only for a brief time, we assume that it doesn't matter. Those who do this, will continue to cross the line, out of instinct, but when a penalty is imposed, and kept to, the occurrences of others continually crossing the line drops dramatically.

The bottom line for me is simply this. It is your board Lee, and your decision to make. It is nice to ask for our opinion, but if you feel a certain way, then it is up to us to either accept it and live with it, or move on.

I have yet to place anyone on ignore, though tempted to. I object to how threads have been hijacked by Sean in the past, would continue to if it were to occur again. What happens from those objections is your decision to make.

Bluntly speaking, I suppose I am on the fence. Wishy washy but it also raises another question for me. What about others who have been banned for equal or, in their eyes, lesser transgressions? Does lifting this ban bring in a chorus of requests from them? If so, do they then get the same relaxation?

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